Information for current students

Department advice and guidance

Undergraduate students

Class change requests must now be completed online via LSE for You. However, relevant information to support each request is still required by the Department.

To find details of how to change your class and the information that you will need to provide, please see the Process for Requesting a Class Change page. You should read this information IN FULL before submitting a request to change.

Applications without the appropriate documentation and which do not follow the process described will not be considered.

Important

You should continue to attend the class which is shown on your timetable until you receive confirmation as to whether your request to change has been approved.

Class attendance is compulsory and attending a class different from the one in your timetable (even if the class teacher has approved) is only allowed once the change process is completed. Failure to attend the class on your timetable can lead to lack of information on attendance and, consequently, a bar from entering examinations at the end of the year.

We would like to hear your feedback and comments on our courses. You can give feedback to your lecturers, course leader or at your Department's SSLC. In addition, for students studying on programmes which are 'homed' outside the Department of Finance there will be termly Feedback Meetings for all students on FM courses.

Undergraduate FM Course Feedback Meeting

This meeting is open to all students, not just to student representatives. The meeting will be Chaired by the Head of Department.

The creation of FM429 Asset Markets A and FM431 Corporate Finance A (Lent term or Michaelmas Term) now offers the possibility for some students (depending upon their programme regulations) to take either half of FM430 as a stand alone half unit.

Feedback on FM courses

We would like to heard your feedback and comments on our courses. You can give feedback to your lecturers, course leader or at your own Department's SSLC. In addition, for students studying on programmes which are 'homed' outside the Department, there is a termly Feedback Meeting for all students on FM courses.

Composition of the committee

Staff: the doctoral programme directors, head of department and departmental manager are permanent members of the committee. Meetings are chaired by a member of staff. Doctoral course leaders will usually attend these meetings

The department provides its research students with dedicated research space in shared offices, either within the Department or in associated research centres, such as the FMG.

The office accommodation has been extensively refurbished and provides students with comfortable and well-equipped study space with up to date computers and printers. Access to phone and fax is available through the Department, and computers are linked to the School network as well as the internet.

Research students have access to School photocopiers, and are provided with a generous photocopy allowance, which may be increased on request (contact Mary Comben). There are also a number of dedicated spaces for research students set aside in the Library.

As you progress towards the end of your PhD, you may start looking for an academic job. Each year, the department provides support and assistance to PhD students as they start this process. Part of this assistance includes developing a specific job market webpage which directs recruiters to information on those PhD students who are ready to go onto the job market.

Please contact the Placement Officers for further advice on going on the job market.